Inconceivable vs Unthinkable - What's the difference?
inconceivable | unthinkable |
As adjectives the difference between inconceivable and unthinkable is that inconceivable is unable to be conceived, unbelievable while unthinkable is incapable of being believed; incredible.
inconceivable English
Adjective
( en adjective)
unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Antonyms
* conceivable
Related terms
* inconceivability
* inconceivableness
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unthinkable English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.
- Nothing is unthinkable , nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development -
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 23
, author=Tom Fordyce
, title=2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France
, work=BBC Sport
citation
, page=
, passage=With 16 minutes left on the clock and the tension climbing through the roof, Trinh-Duc tried his luck with a penalty from just inside halfway only to push it wide, but the unthinkable now seemed a real possibility.}}
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